Chapter 148

The Queen knelt on the ground, her hair disheveled, her Phoenix robe also stained with dust, in a very embarrassed state, far from her usual dignified appearance.
However, Lu Yuan Kong's attitude did not soften in the slightest.
"Come, escort the queen back to the palace!"
"Luyuankong's cruelty finally shattered the queen's last hope."
Her eyes lost their glow, and the queen took a deep look at the emperor, knowing he would not let Luyuan go. Suddenly, she laughed hysterically.
陆远空皱紧眉头，看了一眼身后的太监，皇后被迅速带了出去。
可谁也没想到，傍晚时侍女推开皇后寝宫的大门，入眼就是皇后娘娘悬梁自尽的尸体。
一声尖叫划破皇宫，谁也想不到尊贵一生的皇后娘娘竟然会是如此下场。
皇帝陆远空听到消息时也只是轻微的顿了一下，然后便继续若无其事的批奏折。
The eunuch secretly glanced at the emperor, but he showed no emotion, leaving the eunuch unsure of what to do.
Just as the eunuch was hesitating about whether or not to leave, Lu Yuan Kong said, "Do what needs to be done and bury her in the imperial tomb according to the empress's status."
闻言老太监一愣，有些拿不定皇上的心思了。
若是按照皇后正常的规格来说，将来是要与皇帝陛下……可是陛下明明爱的是……
However, the old eunuch later realized that if the Emperor got what he wanted, there would be no need for a tomb, so it didn't matter where the Empress was buried.
Soon, the news of General Song's urgent return to the capital with his troops spread 800 miles back to the palace. Before Lu Yuan could become very angry, he heard that Prince Jing Kang and his old troops had gathered many court ministers and "rebelled".
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Lu Yuan sat coldly on his throne, looking at a group of ministers. The entire palace had already been surrounded.
"Are you all trying to rebel?!"
Feng Qishan sighed at the words, bowed to Lu Yuan, and said, "Your Majesty, we are not rebelling. It is only that your actions have angered the people, and innocent members of the royal family have died. Your Majesty cannot escape blame."
"Your Majesty, by harming the imperial princes for your own selfish reasons, you have violated the law just like common people. Your Majesty should abdicate and pass the throne to the third or fourth prince. Don't force us to rebel!"
Before this, Prince Jing Kang publicly accused the emperor of being responsible for the disappearance and tragic deaths of Prince Yi, Prince Ning, and the fifth prince in front of all the ministers. For a moment, all the officials in the hall turned pale.
Who would have thought that the person who had harmed the children of the royal family would turn out to be the emperor's own doing.
"Huh..." Lu Yuankong sneered, saying, "Prince Jingkang is really a good servant and brother-in-law of mine. He attempted to rebel and seize the throne with unfounded charges, and fabricated such baseless rumors to slander Me. It is really disgusting!"
"Your Majesty don't need to speculate about my loyalty to Daqing anymore. Today, I swear in front of everyone that once this matter is settled, I, Feng Qishan, will take my family and retire from my official position, never to return to court again!" Since the decision was made, Feng Qishan had already prepared for the worst.
陆远空气的面沉如水，却是再也说不出话来。
凤启山道：“陛下，请下诏！”
“陛下，请下诏！”
……
一时之间，大殿上的官员近乎一多半都下跪请求陆远空退位。
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As the matter finally came to a close, Lu Yuankong was confined to his palace. Within two days, he was found dead by suicide. In the face of danger, the third prince, Lu Mian, was appointed to succeed officially, known in history as Emperor Qin.```
At this moment, Dongyang took advantage of the chaos and launched an attack on Daqing.
Therefore, during this period of internal and external turmoil, Emperor Qin, with a strong will and reasoning, managed to keep Prince Jingkang behind.
Prince Jingkang's son Feng Kuangyun led his army to march to Dongyang.
When Feng Kuangyun woke up again, he was no longer in the peach garden chamber of Prince Jingkang's palace.
However, the decoration of the room in front of her was not unfamiliar.
Pushing open the door, I saw Longyuan guarding outside.
Subconsciously, Feng Kuanglan took a step back. The scene of Lu You's death was difficult for her to forget.
"Princess, rest assured, my master has no ill intentions." Longyuan knew why Feng Kuanglan was acting this way. It was no secret that he had killed the Fifth Prince.
“陆轩和乔婉在哪里！”
龙渊道：“郡主放心，清王和乔婉姑娘无恙，属下已经派人送他们回去了。”
知道龙渊不会在这个时候骗她，因为没有必要，凤狂澜这才松了口气。
如今大局已定，陆勉继位，虽说东阳来犯，可大庆朝的兵马并不畏惧，她大哥凤狂云定能得胜归来。
虽说陆远空炼制长生药一事是与百草山庄合作，可是仍旧没有人敢来找百草山庄的麻烦，只因为百草山庄的身后还有东阳和西岭的支持。
Feng Kuanglan was brought here while being hypnotized, but the only thing that surprised her was that the one who betrayed her turned out to be Feng Yi.
No wonder Lu Xuan and Qiao Wan were easily caught. It seems that back then, she even sent Feng Yi to protect Lu Xuan for his safety. Now it appears that she almost caused harm to both of them.
It must be said that the undercover agent arranged by Sikong by her side was indeed undefeatable, and she trusted Fengyi too much.
Not until dusk did Feng Kuanglan see Sikong.
At that time, the two sat in the pavilion under the waterfall, and the table carved from white jade was filled with delicacies and gourmet dishes. With just a casual glance, Feng Kuanglan knew that all of these dishes were prepared according to her taste.
In spite of the excellent atmosphere between them, the two exchanged no words.
Interestingly, it had been almost eight months since Feng Kuanglan and Sikong had last seen each other.
Once lovers, they were now strangers.
Silver pupils reflected only the figure of a young girl.
"Do you want to hear a story?"
In the end, Sikong broke the silence.
Regardless of whether Feng Kuanglan answered or not, Sikong's cold voice still rang out.
“约是有几百年了吧，那时候大陆上还没有西岭，东阳还有大庆这样三国鼎立的局面。”
那个时候整个大陆统一，只有一个国家，那就是南燕国。
The royal family of Nan Yan is mysterious, and no one knows that they also have another name, which is the Reincarnation Clan.
And the most powerful ability of the Reincarnation Clan is their ability to produce medicine, which is almost miraculous.
也不知是从何处传出消息，说南燕国皇室有长生不老药的秘方。
长生，一个多么令人神往的词汇。
长生药的传说不论是真还是假都引起了有心之人的觊觎。
Therefore, several tribes under the Southern Yan unified and destroyed the Southern Yan Kingdom, creating their own country, which is now known as the Daqing Empire, along with the West Ridge and East Yang countries.
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What surprised several tribes was that even after searching every corner of the Southern Yan Kingdom's palace, they couldn't find the secret formula for the elixir of immortality.
As time passed, they finally gave up.

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谁也不知道，南燕国灭国之时，从皇宫里悄悄送出来一个孩子。
不用司空多说，凤狂澜也猜到了，那个孩子就是司空。
“然后你就创立了百草山庄？”
司空看着凤狂澜笑了，“你知道吗，其实南燕国确实炼制出过长生药，可惜药方早就失传，流传到南燕国的最后一代时只留下唯一的一颗长生不老药。”
From the Empress Dowager's words, Feng Kuanglan guessed that Sikong's appearance hadn't changed in 30 years and concluded that he must have taken the elixir of life.
"My mother shoved the divine medicine into my mouth when she sent me out of the palace." And so, he lived for hundreds of years alone, with his personal guards changing one after another, and no one could stay with him for long.
At first, he would feel sad about the death of people around him, but later he became indifferent after experiencing it multiple times.
At first, he helped Lu Yuankong for two reasons: one was because he was bored and wanted a goal, and the other was to see the three tribes decline due to the longevity medicine. Since it started with the longevity medicine, it should end with it.
But later...
司空看向眼前的少女，后来的原因怕是早就变了。
修长而苍白的手抚上凤狂澜的脸，动作轻柔至极。
“我只是想让你能够永远的陪着我而已……”想要再次炼制出长生药让你永远的陪在我的身边。
凤狂澜知道，司空是在等她的回答。
一阵风轻轻吹过，将二人的发丝缠绵起来。
凤狂澜看着司空的银眸，那双眸子里只有她一个人的身影，再无其他，而她似乎也同样如此。
"Okay."
Feng Kuanglan heard herself saying:
Although I cannot always be by your side, I am willing to devote the remaining years of my life to you, to comfort your hundred-year loneliness.
——Finished